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Tunisia: 9 detained in connection to museum attack

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TUNIS - Tunisia's security forces have arrested 9 people in connection with the attack on the national museum that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, Tunisia's presidency said Thursday.

 

Five of those arrested were directly connected to the operation, which involved two gunmen attacking the museum. Four others were linked to the attackers and were based outside the capital, the statement said.

 

The statement described the attackers as a "cell" but did not give any further information if they were part of a larger group.

 

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